Woman found dead in car near looe identified as 28-year-old...
A WOMAN who was found dead in a car in a lay-by in Looe has been officially named as Leonie Roberts from South Wales.The body of the 28-year-old was discovered in the back of a Ford Mondeo on Friday,...
View ArticleFour wheels stolen
A VW Golf car left in Goldsworthy Road car park in Wadebridge had all four wheels stolen sometime between 10pm last Thursday night and 8am the following morning.Police are appealing for information...
View ArticleAlcohol stolen
ALCOHOL and a mobile phone were stolen when thieves burgled a house in Furze Hill, Bodmin between 8.30pm on July 5 and noon the following day.They stole a silver Nokia mobile phone, two bottles of Krug...
View ArticleFines for thief
A BUDE man who admitted theft and drugs offences has been ordered to pay a total of £260.Owen Lavender, 27, of Treleven Road, Bude, appeared before Bodmin magistrates when he pleaded guilty to stealing...
View ArticleBurglars' haul
THIEVES got away with copper piping and cables along with an ark welder and compressor when they burgled buildings at Tregenna Farm, St Minver.The thefts occurred between July 6 and 10 and police in...
View ArticleTrail bin arson
POLICE are seeking help in identifying a group of youths who allegedly set fire to a bin on the Camel Trail in Bodmin.Police said that about 15 youths were seen when the bin at Scarletts Well Park was...
View ArticleSwimmer taken ill
A SWIMMER who became unwell after swimming out to a rocky island off the North Cornwall coast had to be taken to hospital by helicopter.RNLI lifeguards and a volunteer lifeboat crew from Port Isaac...
View ArticleSpeeder fined
ANDREW Ronald Hawke, 50, of St Kew Highway, entered a guilty plea at Truro Magistrates' Court on June 28 to speeding at Carland on January 23 and was fined £35.
View ArticleBikers appear in court
A VIOLENT and scary dispute between three motorcycle clubs that spilled onto the streets of Newquay left a witness so disturbed she "could not dial 999 properly", a court has heard.Karl Burrows, 47,...
View ArticleArson inquiry: man is arrested
POLICE have arrested a man after a suspected arson attack on a house in Bodmin which left two women needing hospital treatment.The 37-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to...
View ArticleJury retires to consider its verdicts in attempted murder case
The jury has retired to consider its verdicts in the case of a Penzance builder accused of attempting to murder his ex wife's new lover. Raibeart Browne, 69, denies hunting down his fromer wife Sally...
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Dementia carer hit officer in face and squeezed his throat
A MAN who was unhappy with care provided for his mother left messages on the firm's phone which made the proprietor worried for their staff as well as the mother's safety.When a police officer went to...
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Wadebridge man's death near Royal Cornwall Showground was...
A WELL-KNOWN Wadebridge businessman suffered "catastrophic'' injuries after he was struck by a sports car near the Royal Cornwall Showground.Andrew Jolley, 44, died at the scene after earlier attending...
View ArticleDad denied access to children broke a door
A FATHER damaged his former partner's door after being prevented from seeing their children on his birthday.At Truro Magistrates' Court Steven William Lewis, aged 28, of Meneth Road, Camborne, admitted...
View ArticleShoplifter stole vodka for a dare
A VODKA thief told supermarket security staff she had taken the bottle for a dare.Katie Marie Louise Mesley, 25, of Trevethenick Road, Malpas, Truro, pleaded guilty at Truro Magistrates' Court to the...
View ArticleNathan Sully faces second trial
A MAN awaiting trial for alleged arson in Redruth has appeared at Truro Crown Court charged with assault in relation to an alleged robbery.Nathan Sully, 24, of Park Close, Park Bottom, Redruth, is due...
View ArticleFraudster used friend's phone SIM
A WOMAN who took a friend's SIM card and put it into her own phone made calls to her mother and boyfriend and ran up a bill of more than £400, Truro magistrates heard.When she was asked why she took it...
View ArticleVan driver is given a ban
A REPEAT drink-driver was taken off the road for three years at Truro Magistrates' Court after he admitted driving when he was 15 points over the limit for alcohol in blood.Alison May, for the CPS,...
View ArticlePaint prints led to culprit
CLEAR footprints in white paint led police from the scene of a crime to the culprit in bed at his home – his face, feet and sheets covered in paint.At Truro Magistrates' Court, Aaron James Lee, 24,...
View ArticlePOOLBlades theft
TRURO magistrates adjourned a case involving the theft of four packets of razor blades from Boots in Camborne.Jamie Monteith, 20, of East Pool Park, Pool, pleaded guilty.Graham Calderwood, for the CPS,...
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